Multi-scale Solutions Critical to Solving St. Paul’s Marine Debris Problem
It’s May on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea, and more than half of the world’s breeding population of Laaqudan, or northern fur seals, are returning to the Pribilof Islands. After a winter foraging in the open ocean, t...
Multi-scale Solutions Critical to Solving St. Paul’s Marine Debris Problem
My family loves spending time at the beach—the sun, the sand, the crash of the ocean waves. But what I treasure most are those moments when we get to witness all the creatures that dwell along the shoreline. My kids love...
Building a Clean Swell
The next time you happen to step in some mud, keep an eye out for the mudskipper: the fish that can walk. This curious creature is known for many wacky traits, including its crazy-looking frog eyes and the fact that it c...
5 Facts About Mudskippers
There aren’t many movies that make me want to sing as much as the classic Disney princess film The Little Mermaid. From “Under the Sea” to “Part of Your World,” this fin-credible 1989 animated production boasts a cast wi...
Meet the Real Ocean Animals of The Little Mermaid
Pop quiz: What causes mass planetary extinction events? Asteroids—yep. Volcanic explosions—those too. But the biggest cause of extinction events right now and in the foreseeable future? PEOPLE. A new study examined what...
It’s Not Too Late to Prevent Mass Extinction for Our Ocean
Earlier this month, ocean leaders from governments, businesses and expert organizations around the world gathered for the seventh annual Our Ocean Conference in the island nation of Palau. Jointly sponsored by Palau and...
Inspiring Action at the Heart of the Ocean Crisis
There are a lot of ocean animals out there that make you think, “what the heck … ?” You have the hagfish with its slime that is 100,000 times softer than Jell-O. You have the deep-sea lizardfish which is a big-toothed, s...
Tongue-Eating Louse Actually Eats Tongues
On Earth Day we cannot miss the opportunity to point out that our planet is mostly ocean. But can you blame us? With almost three quarters of Earth covered in salt water, Earth Day is the perfect time to talk about how p...
4 Things You Can Do for Our Ocean this Earth Day
Earlier this month a man in Texas took a video of a curious creature he found on the beach. Not knowing what it was, he took a video and uploaded it to Reddit where it was immediately identified as a cute but venomous cr...
Meet the Blue Dragon
The summer will be here before we know it! With warmer weather comes more time spent outside enjoying longer, sun-drenched days with peaceful breezes. One of my favorite places to experience summer moments like these is...